Broadwood

Broadwood

Broadwood is a name associated with piano manufacture. It may refer to:

*Broadwood and Sons, the oldest extant piano manufacturing company;
*John Broadwood, the company's founder
*James Shudi Broadwood,son of the above

Broadwood is also a placename. It may refer to:

*Broadwood Stadium, a football stadium in Cumbernauld, Scotland and the home of Clyde FC.
*Broadwood, New Zealand
*Broadwood, a suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia which includes a street of the same name.


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  • Broadwood — bezeichnet John Broadwood Sons, Klavierhersteller John Broadwood, Klavierbauer, Gründer des Unternehmens James Shudi Broadwood, Klavierbauer, Sohn des Gründers Broadwood Stadium, ein Fußballstadion in Cumbernauld, Schottland, Heim des Clyde FC.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Broadwood — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Broadwood and sons es la compañía más antigua del mundo de fabricantes de pianos. Sus instrumentos fueron tocados por músicos como Mozart, Haydn, Dussek, Beethoven, Chopin y Liszt. Enlaces externos Historia de la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Broadwood — [Broadwood] a British company that has produced pianos since 1728, and became famous by making one for Beethoven in 1817. Some people consider Broadwoods the best pianos in the world …   Useful english dictionary

  • Broadwood — (spr. Brohdwud), Dorf in der englischen Grafschaft Devonshire, mit großer Pianofortefabrik; 1000 Ew.; brannte 1856 ab …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Broadwood — This interesting surname is of topographical origin for a dweller by the broad wood , composed of the Old English pre 7th Century elements brad meaning broad or wide plus wudu a wood or forest. Topographical names are derived from general… …   Surnames reference

  • Broadwood Stadium — West und Südtribüne (rechts) des Broadwood Stadium Daten Ort Schottland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Broadwood and Sons — (spr. braodwudd), Firma einer Londoner Pianofortefabrik, die 1732 als Fabrik von Harpsichords durch einen Schweizer, Burkhard Tschudi (Shudi), gegründet wurde, dessen Instrumente schnell zu Ansehen gelangten. Tschudis Associé und Geschäftserbe… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Broadwood and Sons — is the oldest piano company in the world, named after its founder John Broadwood. The instruments have been played by musicians including Mozart, Haydn, Dussek, Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. The company holds the Royal Warrant as manufacturer of… …   Wikipedia

  • Broadwood & Sons, Ltd. — Broadwood & Sons, Ltd.   [ brɔːdwʊd ænd sʌnz lɪmɪtɪd, englisch], von dem Schweizer Burkhard Tschudi (* 1702, ✝ 1773) um 1728 gegründete Klavierfabrik; Sitz: London. Der Kunsttischler John Broadwood (* 1732, ✝ 1812), Tschudis Schwiegersohn und… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Broadwood, New Zealand — Location map North Island label=Broadwood lat dir=S | lat deg=35 | lat min=16 lon dir=E | lon deg=173 | lon min=24 position=right width= 150 float=right caption=Broadwood is a town on the north side of the Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New… …   Wikipedia

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